Ransomware Hackers Exploit Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect VPN security flaw

What happened

ReliaQuest has identified multiple threat groups leveraging this flaw, including the Qilin and Settra ransomware (software that locks up files and demands payment) operations. Ransomware operators are actively exploiting CVE-2026-0257 (the public catalogue number for a specific software flaw), an authentication bypass vulnerability affecting Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS GlobalProtect and Prisma Access. Palo Alto Networks is a computer security company based in Santa Clara.

It lets them establish unauthorized VPN (a service that routes a connection through another network) sessions and infiltrate internal networks. These attacks use a trusted remote-access pathway rather than […] The post Ransomware Hackers Exploit Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect VPN Authentication Bypass Vulnerability appeared first on GBHackers Security | #1 Globally Trusted Cyber Security News Platform .